Rod Steiger and Gary Cooper - "The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell"

Colonel Billy Mitchell was court-martialled in 1925 for insubordination and for his public criticism of the US Army and Navy leaders, accusing them of their "treasonable administration of the national defense." In Otto Preminger's 1955 movie depicting the events leading up to the court-martial, Mitchell was played by Gary Cooper. However, it was the brief but highly acclaimed performance of Rod Steiger as the trial's chief prosecuting counsel that electrified the final scene. Here he is, in one of his earliest film roles, virtually stealing the show from the movie's big star!